PSA: There Are Special Halloween-Themed Snoopy Watch Faces Available For Snoopy fans who use the Snoopy watch face on the Apple Watch, Apple has a selection of Halloween-themed animations that are available today. The Snoopy watch face cycles through different animated scenes featuring Snoopy and Woodstock, so the Halloween options will come up randomly if you’re using the Snoopy watch face. There are at least…

PSA: Apple’s New USB-C Accessories Require macOS Sequoia, Don’t Work Properly With macOS 15.2 Beta With the launch of new M4 Macs this week, Apple introduced USB-C versions of the Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Keyboard to continue on with phasing out the Lightning port. Apple users who plan to buy these new accessories should be aware that there are some software limitations currently. The new USB-C accessories require macOS Sequoia…

10 New Things Your iPhone Can Do in iOS 18.2 Apple is set to release iOS 18.2 in December, bringing the second round of Apple Intelligence features to iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 models. This update brings several major advancements to Apple’s AI integration, including completely new image generation tools and a range of Visual Intelligence-based enhancements. There are a handful of new no…

Kuo: iPhone 17 to Feature Apple-Designed Wi-Fi 7 Chip At least one iPhone 17 model launching next year will be equipped with an Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip, according to Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. All current iPhone models are equipped with a combined Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip supplied by Broadcom, but Kuo expects Apple to equip “nearly all” of its products with its own in-house Wi-Fi…

M4 vs. M4 Pro vs. M4 Max Chip Buyer’s Guide: Which Should You Choose? Apple this week debuted its M4 Mac models, unveiling the M4 Pro and M4 Max chips. So how do the three latest-generation Apple silicon chips compare and which should you choose? The MacBook Pro is the only product line currently available with a choice of all three M4 chips, but you will also have to choose between the M4 and M4 Pro chip when bu…

Kuo: Apple’s Upcoming 5G and Wi-Fi Chips for iPhones Are Currently Two Different Chips Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today said that at least one iPhone 17 model launching next year will be equipped with an Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip. For years, Apple has also been rumored to be developing its own in-house 5G chip for iPhones, and Kuo has since provided some clarification about Apple’s plans. Earlier this month, 9to5Ma…

Apple Opening Revamped Stores on Long Island and in Fairfax, Virginia Apple will soon be opening revamped retail stores near Garden City, New York and Fairfax, Virginia, according to notices posted on its website. A store with Apple Pickup Apple has opened a temporary store at Roosevelt Field, the largest shopping mall on Long Island, as the company renovates its original store in the mall. The temporary store …

Apple to Donate Towards Relief Efforts in Spain Following Flash Floods Apple CEO Tim Cook today said his company will be making a donation of an unspecified amount towards relief efforts on the ground in Valencia, Spain, following deadly flash floods in the region caused by torrential rainfall on Tuesday. “We’re thinking of all those impacted by the devastating flash floods in the region of Valencia, Spain,” said …

Nintendo Launches Music Streaming App for Switch Online Subscribers Nintendo has released Nintendo Music, a new music streaming app that gives Nintendo Switch Online subscribers access to soundtracks from the company’s extensive game library. The app features music from popular Nintendo franchises including Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Splatoon. Songs are organized by game, character, and th…

Apple Announces Vision Pro Launching in Two More Countries Next Month Apple’s marketing chief Greg Joswiak today said the Vision Pro will be launching in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates on Friday, November 15. In a press release, Apple said the Vision Pro will be available to pre-order in South Korea starting Monday, November 4 at 10 a.m. local time. Apple has not shared a corresponding press release in …

Unlike iPhone 16 Models, Apple’s M4 Macs Lack Wi-Fi 7 Support Apple introduced new Mac mini, iMac, and MacBook Pro models this week, adding faster and more efficient M4 chips, along with some other updates like Thunderbolt 5 and nano-texture display options for some models. One upgrade we thought we might see was support for the latest Wi-Fi specification, but the new machines did not get a Wi-Fi 7 upgrade…

New MacBook Pros and iMac Feature Upgraded Cameras With ‘Center Stage’ and ‘Desk View’ Support All new MacBook Pro and iMac models unveiled this week feature an upgraded 12-megapixel front camera with Center Stage and Desk View support. Apple says the new camera provides “enhanced video quality in challenging lighting conditions.” Center Stage is a feature that automatically keeps you centered in the camera’s view as you move around, wh…

Here’s a Real-World Look at the Dramatically Smaller Mac Mini and More After announcing new iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro models this week, Apple invited selected journalists and content creators to check out the products in person. Image Credit: The Verge The Verge attended the gathering, and it has now shared hands-on photos of the dramatically smaller Mac mini, the refreshed color options for the iMac, the u…

M4 MacBook Pro Gets First Discounts at Best Buy for Members Apple today introduced new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips. Although these computers were just announced, Best Buy is already providing early pre-order discounts exclusively to My Best Buy Plus and Total members at up to $150 off. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a lin…

New MacBook Pros Feature Brighter Displays Outdoors, Also Even Dimmer in Low Light The new MacBook Pro models unveiled today feature display brightness enhancements in both bright outdoor lighting and low lighting. Apple’s tech specs page says all of the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models have a peak display brightness of 1,000 nits for standard content in bright outdoor lighting, such as on a sunny day. The previous-…

Apple’s New M4 Macs Will Have Day One Update to Get Apple Intelligence Features Customers who have pre-ordered an M4 iMac, Mac mini, or MacBook Pro will need to update to the latest version of macOS Sequoia after receiving their machines on Friday, November 8. Apple today released ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.1 (build number 24B2083) for the new M4 Mac models, which are shipping with a special version of ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.0 (build …

Entire Mac Lineup Now Starts With at Least 16GB RAM, Ending 8GB Era Apple this week announced new iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro models, and they are all available with a minimum of 16GB of RAM. Apple also announced that the MacBook Air lineup now starts with 16GB of RAM too, at no additional cost, and this means that the entire Mac lineup now starts with at least 16GB of RAM. Until now, the iMac, Mac mini, 14…

MacBook Pro Now Available With Nano-Texture Display for First Time Apple’s new MacBook Pro models are available with a nano-texture display option—the first time the option has ever been available on an Apple laptop. First introduced with the Pro Display XDR in 2019, nano-texture glass is etched at a nanometer scale, which is meant to preserve image quality while scattering ambient light to cut down on glare. …

MacBook Pro Now Features Up to 24 Hours Battery Life—Longest Ever in a Mac Apple’s new MacBook Pro models feature longer battery life thanks to the efficiency enhancements of the M4 family of chips, with some models and configurations reaching up to 24 hours—the longest ever offered in a Mac. The biggest improvements come to models configured with either the M4 or M4 Pro chip, with M4 Max models seeing either the same…

Apple Announcements Recap: M4 iMac, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pro Apple this week made three key Mac product announcements: new iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro models. These machines bring the M4 chip series to Apple’s Mac lineup for the first time, but each in its own way offers several new features and changes that go beyond processors. Below, we’ve compiled a recap of all the highlights. New iMac Apple on…